Michael Bryan 
MAGA has become a violent extremist movement that enforces its beliefs – and its delusions – on America. Those who most frequently feel those threats are Republicans. Vox reports on the phenomenon using an example from right here in Arizona: Maricopa Recorder Steven Richer: Vox documents that threats and violent incidents have been widely documented … Read more
I report with amusement and copious amounts of schadenfreude that the AZGOP remains in a state of civil war. The MAGA faction within the Republican Party – most especially within the Maricopa County Republican Committee – has been trying to purge their Arizona State Party Chairman Jeff DeWit, elected just 1 year ago now, for … Read more
Most people will be aware that it is a common separation of power feature in our three branched governmental system at both the federal and state level that the Executive Branch appoints leaders to the Executive Branch’s departments and/or agencies, and frequently those appointees must then be confirmed by the Legislative Branch – most often … Read more
Tim Stellar wrote the other day about the coming issue of reauthorization of the Regional Transportation Authority for the next 20 years (the current RTA authorization of a 1/2 cent sales tax will expire in 2026). Paring his criticism down to the bone, he concludes that Tucson could get an additional ~$500m in additional project … Read more
UPDATED 1/6/23: I read this opinion article by Jamelle Bouie at the New York Times and found it a very useful amendment to my thinking in this post. I will quote from it at length with highlights and commentary at the bottom of this post. Dr. Tim Snyder is one of my favorite historians. He … Read more